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rations put together indicate that it was hung in the crotch of
the tree when the latter was about twelve or fifteen years of age,
and that it has remained there somewhat more than a century.
The animal himself could not possibly have left it in that position,
and at that height from the ground; me therefore conclude that
it was hung there by some hunter, probably an Indian, not long
after the birth of the immorta' Washington. Inasmuch a8 the
limbs had little ' spread,' there will not be much difficulty in
.conceiving that the wood shou'd grow up around and over the
horn, so as to leave only the ends outside of the trunk. The
antlers externally very strongl-y resemble sinall dead limbs, with
the bark removed; but the use of a pen-knife very soon removes
every doubt as to their real character."
A Cunrous FREAK OF NATURE.--A small double-headed
snake, found at Mineral Poinl,, preserved in alcohol, presented
by R. C. READ.
ATLANTIC CABLE ~~E~IENTI~.-~ scction of the famous At-
lantic Cable, presented by Mrs. JOHN CATLIN.
DAGUERREOTYPES, kc.-A fine daguerreotype of ltev. Jason
Lothrop, a Kenosha pioneer, iisorn Mr. Lom~or; a daguerreo-
type of John H. Fond@, a Prairie du Chicn pioneer, from W.
D. MBRRILI,; a daguerreotype of Nathaniel Ames, of Dane
County, now ninety seven yco,rs of age, and the only surviving
Revolutionary soldier and pensioner known to be living in Wis-
consin, presented by Hon. R. P. MAINE; a photograph of E,
13. Quiner, an early lViscon3in printer and editor, from Mr.
QUINEE.
Picture Gallery.
The Society's Picture Gallery has received several inter-
esting additions during the ptst year.
1. Of STEPHEN TAYLOR, Wisconsin pionccr of 1836; he
:t
prepared an early paper on the curious animal-shaped mounds of
Wisconsin, which appeared, vith a few illustrations, in Silli-
man'8 American Journal of Science. Mr. Taylor now resides
in Philadelphia, of which ciby he was recently the Controller.